It bothers me about the intimidation on purpose thing I don't get why someone would need to "intimidate" the T...what exactly does that do? Although I guess I can see myself being a bit contentious with my T at times, so I dunno.

I don't think that it excuses the T from offering referrals. The client does not have to ask for them - it is the T's responsibility as the professional. I've been abruptly terminated before and it impacted me greatly. I was never violent but still...If I'm not missing some key part of the story, I think it is unethical to end that way, IMO.

Aside from that, my gut instinct says there's prob more that happened in the 10 years prior. I can't imagine this is the first time the T has felt intimidated in the relationship. What is the context here, watino?